But Ah Wu, this circle is all about praising the powerful and belittling the weak; it's the most realistic thing ever.
You're making such confident statements now, raising everyone's expectations so high. If even the slightest flaw in your work is magnified, it will become a weapon for those people to attack you!
They'll trample you into the mud, proving you really can't do it!
Her concerns are not unfounded. This industry is almost cruelly demanding of women, especially mothers.
Shang Wu listened quietly, her face remaining expressionless.
She put down her pen and gently pushed the core design drafts in front of Lu You.
"Sister You, take a look at this."
Lu You looked down with some skepticism.
It started as a casual glance, but soon her gaze was firmly drawn to it.
Those lines and structures, those bold combinations, and those vibrant expressions—
Completely different from Freya's style at any other time, it is more restrained yet more magnificent, with a soul-stirring power.
She flipped through the pages one by one, her eyes gradually shifting from worry to surprise, and finally settling into a complex sense of shock.
Seeing the change in her expression, Shang Wu picked up her slightly cooled teacup and took a small sip.
"It doesn't matter whether they seize on the flaws and make a big deal out of it."
“Because this time,” she looked up, her eyes bright, “my inspiration is enough to surpass all the past. The work itself will shut everyone up.”
Looking at the determined woman in front of her, Lu You suddenly realized that she was far more outstanding than herself.
She is a warrior with a truly strong heart and absolute strength.
Lu You's worries vanished instantly, replaced by a sense of pride and honor.
She gently pushed the manuscript back, picked up her coffee, took a big gulp, and laughed heartily.
"Alright! Since you're so confident, then I'll be waiting to see you wow the audience!"
Lu You put down her cup, took out her phone, and said, "I'll tell Cheng Zhou right now that Yu Wu is with me for the next few days, and I'll have his lazy brother-in-law take care of her. You can focus on your design!"
Almost simultaneously, Shang Wu's phone vibrated; it was a message from Cheng Zhou.
"Contact me anytime you need help with the baby. I'm available immediately and will make sure to take good care of Yuwu!"
Immediately afterward, Lu Rang called, his voice coming through the receiver, still calm and steady.
"Just let me know if the studio needs any support. Don't worry about things at home; Aunt Zhang and I will take good care of Yuwu."
After hanging up the phone, Shang Wu looked at Lu You, who was expressing her support, and then at the messages that kept popping up on her phone. A wave of emotion welled up in her heart.
Her family, her support, unhesitatingly chose to support her when she decided to take a desperate gamble.
"Thank you," she whispered, those two words carrying so much weight.
With no worries about the future, Shang Wu fully immersed herself in her creative work.
She practically lived in the studio, leaving early and returning late, sometimes even working through the night.
The design table was covered with fabric samples, the walls were covered with inspiration drawings and structural breakdown sketches, and countless attempts and revisions were scattered on the floor.
Lu Rang would bring Yu Wu to the studio every night to visit her. Sometimes she would just sit quietly to the side and deal with her own work, and sometimes she would hold her daughter and let her see how focused her mother was on her work.
He felt a pang of heartache when he saw the dark circles under Shang Wu's eyes from staying up all night, and the furrowed brows from repeatedly revising a single detail.
"Don't push yourself too hard."
Lu Rang would always find an opportunity to massage her shoulders and hand her warm soup, his tone filled with undisguised heartache.
Shang Wu would lean against him for a few minutes to rest, inhaling his reassuring scent, and then shake her head.
"It's okay, it'll be over soon."
Although her eyes showed weariness, they held an even stronger, almost devout, passion.
A week later, the design drafts were finally completed, and the process of pattern making and production began.
During this period, a well-known art and lifestyle talk show invited Shang Wu to conduct a comeback interview.
After considering it for a moment, Shang Wu agreed.
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